Grand Island is home to 76,794 people. That puts it in the top 10% of US metro areas for household income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $218,383, having more than doubled since 2000. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average. There are 48 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,800, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Grand Island
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share3.7% → 27.3%(+23.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share95.0% → 66.1%(−28.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$106,206 → $218,383(+106%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 12 metro and micro areas based in Nebraska
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.2%(638)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(429)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(1,210)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.6%(285)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(100)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,328 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Grand Island, decade by decade
Grand Island population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
63,022
$59,495
$106,206
13.6%
12.0
2000
68,305
$66,268
$144,684
15.7%
29.4
2010
72,726
$66,284
$148,181
15.8%
46.2
2020
77,038
$70,340
$182,475
20.8%
58.6
2024
76,794
$69,800
$218,383
21.6%
57.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
